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1This program was formerly called ‘‘Technology 

and Media Services for Individuals With 

Disabilities.’’ The Department has changed the 

name to Educational Technology, Media, and 

Materials for Individuals With Disabilities and 

updated the purposes of the program to more 

clearly convey that the program includes accessible 

educational materials. The program’s activities and 

statutory authorization (20 U.S.C. 1474) remain 

unchanged. 

2For the purposes of this priority, ‘‘resources’’ 

include, but are not limited to, school leadership 

support, professional development support to 

school staff, and a plan for integrating technology 

into the classroom curriculum. 

3For the purposes of this priority, ‘‘evidencebased’’ is defined by the definitions published in 

the Notice of Proposed Priorities for the FY 2013 

Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) 

Grant Program (77 FR 53819): 

Large sample means a sample of 350 or more 

students (or other single analysis units) who were 

randomly assigned to a treatment or control group, 

or 50 or more groups (such as classrooms or 

schools) that contain 10 or more students (or other 

single analysis units) and that were randomly 

assigned to a treatment or control group. 

Moderate evidence of effectiveness means one of 

the following conditions is met: 

(a) There is at least one study of the effectiveness 

of the process, product, strategy, or practice being 

proposed that meets the What Works Clearinghouse 

Evidence Standards without reservations; found a 

statistically significant favorable impact on a 

relevant outcome (as defined in this notice) (with 

no statistically significant unfavorable impacts on 

that outcome for relevant populations in the study 

or in other studies of the intervention reviewed by 

and reported on by the What Works Clearinghouse); 

and includes a sample that overlaps with the 

populations or settings proposed to receive the 

process, product, strategy, or practice. 

(b) There is at least one study of the effectiveness 

of the process, product, strategy, or practice being 

proposed that meets the What Works Clearinghouse 

Evidence Standards with reservations, found a 

statistically significant favorable impact on a 

relevant outcome (as defined in this notice) (with 

no statistically significant unfavorable impacts on 

that outcome for relevant populations in the study 

or in other studies of the intervention reviewed by 

and reported on by the What Works Clearinghouse), 

includes a sample that overlaps with the 

populations or settings proposed to receive the 

process, product, strategy, or practice, and includes 

a large sample (as defined in this notice) and a 

multi-site sample (as defined in this notice) (Note: 

multiple studies can cumulatively meet the large 

and multi-site sample requirements as long as each 

study meets the other requirements in this 

paragraph). 

Multi-site sample means more than one site, 

where site can be defined as an LEA, locality, or 

State. 

Relevant outcome means the student outcome or 

outcomes (or the ultimate outcome if not related to 

students) that the proposed project is designed to 

improve, consistent with the specific goals of a 

program. 

Strong evidence of effectiveness means that one 

of the following conditions is met: 

(a) There is at least one study of the effectiveness 

of the process, product, strategy, or practice being 

proposed that meets the What Works Clearinghouse 

Evidence Standards without reservations; found a 

statistically significant favorable impact on a 

relevant outcome (as defined in this notice) (with 

no statistically significant unfavorable impacts on 

that outcome for relevant populations in the study 

or in other studies of the intervention reviewed by 

and reported on by the What Works Clearinghouse); 

includes a sample that overlaps with the 

populations and settings proposed to receive the 

process, product, strategy, or practice; and includes 

a large sample (as defined in this notice) and a 

multi-site sample (as defined in this notice) (Note: 

multiple studies can cumulatively meet the large 

and multi-site sample requirements as long as each 

study meets the other requirements in this 

paragraph). 

(b) There are at least two studies of the 

effectiveness of the process, product, strategy, or 

practice being proposed, each of which meets the 

What Works Clearinghouse Evidence Standards 

with reservations, found a statistically significant 

favorable impact on a relevant outcome (as defined 

in this notice) (with no statistically significant 

unfavorable impacts on that outcome for relevant 

populations in the studies or in other studies of the 

intervention reviewed by and reported on by the 

What Works Clearinghouse), includes a sample that 

overlaps with the populations and settings 

proposed to receive the process, product, strategy, 

or practice, and includes a large sample (as defined 

in this notice) and a multi-site sample (as defined 

in this notice). 

4For the purposes of this priority, ‘‘technology 

tools’’ may include, but are not limited to, digital 

math text readers for students with visual 

impairment, reading software to improve literacy 

and communication development, and text-tospeech software to improve reading performance. 

These tools must assist or otherwise benefit 

students with disabilities. 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting—Closed 

Meeting 

The following notice of a closed 

meeting is published pursuant to the 

provisions of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, 5 

U.S.C. 552b. 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

TIME AND DATE: February 4, 2013 at 12:00 

p.m. 

PLACE: Three Lafayette Center, 1155 21st 

St., NW., Washington, DC, 9th Floor 

Commission Conference Room. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Litigation 

Matters. In the event that the time or 

date of this meeting changes, an 

announcement of the change, along with 

the new time and place of the meeting 

will be posted on the Commission’s 

Web site at www.cftc.gov. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Natise Stowe, Executive Assistant, 202– 

418–5516. 

Natise Stowe, 

Executive Assistant. 

[FR Doc. 2013–02096 Filed 1–28–13; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Educational Technology, Media, and 

Materials for Individuals With 

Disabilities Program—Stepping-Up 

Technology Implementation 

AGENCY: Office of Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services, Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Overview Information 

Educational Technology, Media, and 

Materials for Individuals With 

Disabilities Program—Stepping-Up 

Technology Implementation. 

Notice inviting applications for new 

awards for fiscal year (FY) 2013. 

Catalog of Federal Domestic 

Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.327S. 

Dates: 

Applications Available: January 30, 

2013. 

Deadline for Transmittal of 

Applications: March 18, 2013. 

Deadline for Intergovernmental 

Review: May 15, 2013. 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: The purposes of 

the Educational Technology, Media, and 

Materials for Individuals With 

Disabilities Program 1 are to: (1) Improve 

results for students with disabilities by 

promoting the development, 

demonstration, and use of technology; 

(2) support educational activities 

designed to be of educational value in 

the classroom for students with 

disabilities; (3) provide support for 

captioning and video description that is 

appropriate for use in the classroom; 

and (4) provide accessible educational 

materials to students with disabilities in 

a timely manner. 

Priority: In accordance with 34 CFR 

75.105(b)(2)(v), this priority is from 

allowable activities specified in the 

statute (see sections 674 and 681(d) of 

the Individuals with Disabilities 

Education Act (IDEA) (20 U.S.C. 1400 et 

seq.)). 

Absolute Priority: For FY 2013, this 

priority is an absolute priority. Under 34 

CFR 75.105(c)(3), we consider only 

applications that meet this priority. 

This priority is: 

Educational Technology, Media, and 

Materials for Individuals With 

Disabilities—Stepping-Up Technology 

Implementation 

Background 

The purpose of this priority is to fund 

cooperative agreements to: (a) Identify 

resources 2 needed to effectively 

implement evidence-based 3 technology 

tools 4 that benefit students with 

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